Prevalence and clinical features of intraspinal facet cysts after decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 617-622

  Ikuta, Ko ^a,c   Tono, Osamu ^b   Oga, Masayoshi ^b  

^a KARATSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facet cyst; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Microendoscopic surgery; Surgical complication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE CYST; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL FACET CYST; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 67049167426     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.SPINE08769     Document Type: Article

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